How to Use short run in a Sentence

short run

noun
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  • Garfield had stopped three short runs up the middle near the goal line.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The problem for Democrats is that voters live — and vote — in the short run.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • That's a bad idea in the short run for Europe and in the long run for Russia.
    — David A. Andelman, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
  • In the short run, the shortage will drive up parking prices.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2022
  • First, of course, there's a need to support the economy in the short run.
    — William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • But in the short run, the upgrade won’t do a thing to ease the nation’s cargo crunch.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • In the short run, this will cause blocks to be produced more quickly.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2020
  • All of a sudden, at least in the short run, the Guardians' outfield has some answers.
    — Ryan Lewis, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
  • In the short run, the war clearly cost the world some of its focus on the climate crisis.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Cast and crew members detailed to NBC News the cascade of events that led to the show's short run.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Jalen Hurts crossed the plane first on another short run to go up 7-0.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But a short run and two more incompletions brought the punt team back on the field.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • In the short run, supply and demand depend on the balance of fear and greed.
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The Knik musher has kept them to short runs, rather than pushing them to six- or eight-hour chunks at a time.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The state's mask mandate will remain in place at least in the short run, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 7 Apr. 2021
  • In the short run, steps taken by the state may have much less of an effect than often thought.
    — Tomas J. Philipson, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Many folks swear by a quick yoga session or a short run.
    — Yec, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • But in the short run, anything can happen — and often does.
    — Allan Sloan, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • But in the short run the canal is likely to remain a conduit for crude, and much else besides.
    — The Economist, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The band has a short run of North American dates scheduled for the summer.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
  • In the short run, that will require increases in the fuel tax.
    — Nathan O. Rosenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2021
  • After a rain spell, expect to see a short run of dry weather.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Chargers punter Ty Long bobbled a snap and had his kicked blocked to set up the game's first score on Ahmed's short run.
    — Paul Gereffi, Star Tribune, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Chargers punter Ty Long bobbled a snap and had his kicked blocked to set up the game’s first score on Ahmed’s short run.
    — Paul Gereffi, courant.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Karr then extended its lead to 27-7 on its first drive of the second half on a short run by Marigny.
    — Josh Preston Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • The issue comes on the heels of other stumbles in Blackwell’s short run for the office.
    — Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2022
  • After a short run, a holding call put the Bulldogs well behind the chains.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2022
  • This might not significantly change oil prices in the short run, and won’t change them in the long run.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The warm temperatures may even make the Wisconsin Dash, a short run across the river and back, more appealing for some.
    — Anna Pearson, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The bottom line is that there are two parts to the story, one short run and transitory and the other long run and a major factor for the outlook into ...
    — Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023

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